USIP Talks Aid, Self-Reliance with Early-Career Afghan Diplomats in Joint U.S.-China Program

USIP Talks Aid, Self-Reliance with Early-Career Afghan Diplomats in Joint U.S.-China Program

Friday, December 7, 2012

By: USIP Staff

Afghan diplomats preparing to help steer their country’s foreign policy heard messages of support along with encouragement toward self-reliance during a stop at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on December 5. The session was aimed at briefing them on the array of USIP programs centered on their country as the United States turns over more responsibility to the government of Afghanistan.

Type: Analysis

EnvironmentEducation & TrainingEconomics

TEDxWomen’s 'Space Between' is Familiar Territory to USIP

TEDxWomen’s 'Space Between' is Familiar Territory to USIP

Monday, December 3, 2012

“The Space Between,” the theme of TEDXWomen 2012, is familiar territory for the U.S. Institute of Peace, said Ann-Louise Colgan, the director of USIP’s Global Peacebuilding Center, in closing remarks for the event this past weekend. The Paley Center for Media hosted TEDXWomen at USIP’s headquarters in Washington D.C. on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, with the co-sponsorship of the Institute. 

Type: Analysis

Gender

Got a Story to Yell? Then Yell!

Got a Story to Yell? Then Yell!

Thursday, November 29, 2012

By: Nadia Naviwala

USIP’s new Peace Innovations Fund for Pakistan seeks to support creative new efforts for positive social change in Pakistan, as part of the Institute’s broader mission to resolve and prevent conflict using nonviolent means. The first of these efforts – the 60 Second Film Festival – is gearing up to screen its winning films across Pakistan, and the world, this spring.

Type: Analysis

Education & Training